{"product_id":"safe-to-stay-srdjan-randjelovic-9798274505963","title":"Safe to Stay: A Small-Town Winter Romance about Love, Trust, and \"Daddy Issues\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eAva Collins arrives in Maple Harbor to fix numbers, not her heart. The new school accountant keeps her life plain and precise-two signatures, one checklist, no surprises. But the town has other plans. When a storm turns the elementary school into a warming center and a donation jar becomes a lifeline, Ava finds herself standing shoulder-to-shoulder with fourth-grade teacher Noah Bennett-a steady voice with chalk on his sleeve and patience in his hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAva carries the invisible weight people call \"daddy issues\" a father's absence, grief that lingers, and a lifelong habit of overfunctioning. Noah has his own commitments and a family that often needs him first. Together, they practice a different kind of romance-slow, clear, accountable. \"If we need space, say when we'll reconnect\" becomes their rule as they navigate small-town politics, late-night checklists, and a grant that could keep Reading \u0026amp; Robotics alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against snow-bright streets, a glowing bookstore window, and a community that shows up, \u003cb\u003eSafe to Stay\u003c\/b\u003e is a cozy, contemporary love story about boundaries, belonging, and choosing ordinary days-on purpose. Heart-steadied and hopeful, it delivers a true HEA without grand speeches: just two adults who learn to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Srdjan Randjelovic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798274505963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Srdjan Randjelovic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170806571263,"sku":"9798274505963","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/safe-to-stay-srdjan-randjelovic-9798274505963","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}